Meri Jung(1985)
Meri Jung (1985) is a 160-minute Hindi film directed by Subhash Ghai. Starring Sudhir, Girish Karnad and Khushboo. With a rating of 5.6/10 reflecting mixed audience reception from 1985.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 11 August 1985
- Director
- Subhash Ghai
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 40m
- Rating
- 5.6/10
Storyline
A corrupt lawyer sends an innocent man to his death, destroying his family. Years later, the man's grown son sets out to get justice for his parents.
“A son's quest to avenge his father's wrongful death.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Meri Jung
Cast reunions in this film: Meenakshi Seshadri & Meenakshi Sheshadri (23 films together), Amrish Puri & Anil Kapoor (16 films together), Amrish Puri & Subhash Ghai (8 films together), Meenakshi Seshadri & Anil Kapoor (6 films together), Subhash Ghai & Anil Kapoor (6 films together), and Anil Kapoor & Meenakshi Sheshadri (6 films together).
Trivia
- The film was a remake of the 1983 Telugu blockbuster 'Khaidi', starring Chiranjeevi.
- Anil Kapoor's intense courtroom scenes were partly inspired by Hollywood legal dramas of the 1970s.
- The film's success helped establish Subhash Ghai's reputation as a director who could deliver commercial hits.
- It was one of the early films to feature a protagonist who is a lawyer seeking personal vengeance.
- The soundtrack, composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal, included the popular song 'Zindagi Har Kadam Ek Nai Jung Hai'.
- The film's climax was noted for its dramatic courtroom setting, a contrast to typical action finales of the era.
- Meri Jung was a major box office hit, cementing Anil Kapoor's status as a leading actor in the 1980s.